HOUSE OF LORDS
MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Tuesday 21st June 2005
The House met at half-past two o’clock.
PRAYERS were read by the Lord Bishop of Coventry.
1. Lord Hope of Thornes—The Right Reverend and Right Honourable David Michael Hope, KCVO, lately Archbishop of York, having been created Baron Hope of Thornes, of Thornes in the County of West Yorkshire, for life by Letters Patent dated 31st March 2005, was introduced between the Lord Crathorne and the Lord Habgood, the Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod and Garter King of Arms preceding; and took and subscribed the oath pursuant to statute.
2. Baroness Morris of Yardley—The Right Honourable Estelle Morris, having been created Baroness Morris of Yardley, of Yardley in the County of West Midlands, for life by Letters Patent dated in the forenoon of 14th June 2005, was introduced between the Lord Morris of Manchester and the Lord Puttnam, the Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod and Garter King of Arms preceding; and took and subscribed the oath pursuant to statute.
Judicial Business
3. R v. Ali (Respondent)—The petition of Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs Prosecutions Office praying for leave to appeal in accordance with the Criminal Appeal Act 1968 was presented and referred to an Appeal Committee.
4. R v. Khan (Respondent)—The petition of Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs Prosecutions Office praying for leave to appeal in accordance with the Criminal Appeal Act 1968 was presented and referred to an Appeal Committee.
5. R v. Hussein (Respondent)—The petition of Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs Prosecutions Office praying for leave to appeal in accordance with the Criminal Appeal Act 1968 was presented and referred to an Appeal Committee.
6. R v. Bhatti (Respondent)—The petition of Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs Prosecutions Office praying for leave to appeal in accordance with the Criminal Appeal Act 1968 was presented and referred to an Appeal Committee.
Papers
7. Instrument withdrawn—The following instrument, laid before the House on 16th June, was withdrawn:
Draft Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 (Code of Practice) (Northern Ireland) Order 2005.
8. Command Papers—The following papers were presented to the House by command of Her Majesty and ordered to lie on the Table:
1. Departmental Performance—Department of Health Departmental Report 2005; (6524)
2. Trade and Industry—Government Response to the 6th Report of the House of Commons International Development Committee, Session 2004-05, Fair Trade? The European Union’s Trade Agreements with African, Caribbean and Pacific Countries. (6605)
9. Affirmative Instruments—The following instruments were laid before the House for approval by resolution and ordered to lie on the Table:
(i) Draft Community Legal Service (Cost Protection) (Amendment) Regulations 2005, together with an Explanatory Memorandum—
(ii) Draft Community Legal Service (Scope) Regulations 2005, together with an Explanatory Memorandum—
(iii) Revised Funding Code prepared by the Legal Services Commission—
laid under the Access to Justice Act 1999.
10. Negative Instruments—The following instruments were laid before the House and ordered to lie on the Table:
1. Landfill (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2005, laid under the Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999; (1640)
2. Financial Service and Markets Act 2000 (Administration Orders Relating to Insurers) (Northern Ireland) Order 2005, laid under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000. (1644)
11. Papers not subject to parliamentary proceedings—The following papers were laid before the House and ordered to lie on the Table:
1. Direction given by the Lord Chancellor regarding the Scope of the Community Legal Service Fund, laid under the Access to Justice Act 1999;
2. Third Report of the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman on Tax Credits: Putting Things Right, laid under the Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967;
3. Report and Accounts for 2003-04 of the NHS: Financial Management in the NHS, together with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General, laid under the National Health Service Act 1977.
Select Committee Reports
12. Merits of Statutory Instruments—The following report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed:
3rd Report, on the following negative instruments:
School Governance (Contracts) (England) Regulations 2005;
Waste Management Licensing (England and Wales) (Amendment and Related Provisions) (No. 2) Regulations 2005;
Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (Designated Area) Order 2005. (HL Paper 11)
13. Economic Affairs—The First Report from the Select Committee, The Economics of Climate Change, was made and ordered to be printed, together with the Minutes of Evidence. (HL Paper 12)
Public Business
14. European Union—It was moved by the Lord President (Baroness Amos) that this House takes note of developments in the European Union; after debate, the motion was agreed to.
15. Dental services—The Baroness Gardner of Parkes asked Her Majesty’s Government when National Health dental services will be available for all; after debate, the question was answered by the Lord Warner.
The House was adjourned at six minutes before eleven o’clock
till tomorrow, half-past two o’clock.
PAUL HAYTER
Clerk of the Parliaments | 
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